http://boingboing.net/2012/11/13/slates-the-vault-is-a-gr.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 07:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/13/slates-the-vault-is-a-gr.html#comment-1581546 ultramoderate Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193893#comment-1581546 It's interesting that the girl's set is branded as a "Technician Set" rather than a "Scientist Set".  One is a person who does repetitive tasks, while another performs deep inquiry. It’s interesting that the girl’s set is branded as a “Technician Set” rather than a “Scientist Set”.  One is a person who does repetitive tasks, while another performs deep inquiry.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/11/13/slates-the-vault-is-a-gr.html#comment-1581446 novium Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193893#comment-1581446 I had a science kit with a microscope when I was 6, in 1990. Because I was 6, it was not especially sophisticated, but on the other hand, it was gender-neutral. The resurgence of extraordinarily gender-segregated marketing/toys/etc depresses me. I had a science kit with a microscope when I was 6, in 1990. Because I was 6, it was not especially sophisticated, but on the other hand, it was gender-neutral. The resurgence of extraordinarily gender-segregated marketing/toys/etc depresses me.

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